Soap-holder attachment.



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(Application led Jan. 3, 1900.)

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NTTE STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHESTER A. VELLER, OF WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK.

SOAP-HOLDER ATTACHM ENT.

SPECIFIGATIGN forming part of Letters Patent No. 659,803, dated October16, 1900.

Application filed January 3, 1900. Serial No. 224. (No modeLl To @ZZ1071/011?, it mrtg] concern:

Be it known that I, CHESTER A. WELLER, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of White Plains, in the county of Westchester and Stateof New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSoap-Holder Attachmen ts,of which the followingis a specificaiion.

My invention relates generally to soapholder attachments forsoap-dishes,and more particularly to attachments for facilitating the removal of thesoap from the dish. Heretofore it has been customary tov form theseholders with integral handles or with handles connected rigidly to theattachment or to the soap-dish itself, so that upon a downward movementof the said handle the holder or the dish, as the case might be, wouldmove up and assume an inclined, and in some cases even a perpendicular,position. Both of these constructions are objectionable-in the formerinstance because it is difficult to get the proper hold upon the soapwhen it is in an inclined position and in the latter instance becausethe soap, owing to its perpendicular position, is forcibly ejected fromthe holder or the dish itself and has to be caught as it drops afterbeing released from its support.

One object of my invention is accordingly to provide a soap-holderattachment in which the objectionable features of the tilting andejecting types of holders vare overcome.

A further object of my invention is to provide a convenient form ofholder which may be used in a closed-bottom dish and which will serve asa rack to support the soap above the bottom of the dish, so that it willalways be kept dry and clean.

In the attainment of these objects my invention consists of a falsebottom or rack forming the holder, adapted to be inserted in asoap-dish, and further adapted to be lifted or elevated out of thesoap-dish by means of a suitable handle actuated by a pressure of thehand or forearm, the parts being so constructed as to maintain the soapin a horizontal position, so that it may easily be grasped by the handof the operator, the person using it being enabled to cause the soap tobe lifted and to grasp it with the same hand.

In the accompanying drawingsl have shown what I consider the best meansof carrying out the invention; but it will of course be understood thatchanges may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention orexceeding the scope of the claims.

In the said drawings, Figure l is a view of my improved soapholderattachment, showing how the device is operated. Fig. 2 is an endelevation of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is asectional side view of a soap-dish,showing my attachment on a larger scale. Fig. 4: is a perspective viewof the rack forming the soapholder. Fig. 5 is a perspective view ofthelifting mechanism Vfor same. Fig. Gis a detail view showing the mannerof forming the loops and lateral lugs on the rack.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in thedifferent views.

I shall describe a soap-holder attachment embodying my invention andafterward point out the novel features in the claims.

A indicates a soap-dish of any suitable construction, but preferablyformed with a straight back wall a and closed sides a2 and bottoni as.

B is the soap-holder, consisting of a rack formed of wire loops b bentinto parallel lengths and turned down at the front ends to form restsb2, while the side strands b3 are carried back to a point just beyondthe center of the racle, where they are bent down, thrown back parallelwith the body of the rack, bent up, and back parallel again with thebody, thus forming the elongated slots or links C, which serve assupports for the rear end of the rack and also as guides for thehorizontal lugs located on the lifting attachment. The extreme ends ofthe side strands b3 after forming the loops just described are bent downand outward to form what I shall term the lateral lugs77 c', extendingtransversely beyond the plane of the side strands.

D indicates the handle or actuating portion, which may, as shown, beconveniently formed of wire bent into the shape of two parallel arms (l,two upwardly-extending portions d', two downwardly-inclined portions d2,and the upturned portions cl3, which latter are joined together by thecross connecting-piece d4. The free ends of the arms d are turned in atd5 to form lateral lugs d, which lugs are adapted to be inserted intothe elongated slots (l, while the arms d rest upon and limit ICO themovement of the lateral lugs c of the rack. It will also be noticed thatthe angle formed between the portions d and dfiis large enough to permittherequired movement necessary to elevate the holder, but at the sametime also of a size to prevent any unnecessary play in elevating saidholder.

Instead ot' making the rack of wireit may be made of a piece of sheetmetal, having downturned flanges with elongated holes in place of theslots C, the outer edges of which may be turned up to act as laterallugs c' and the corners cutaway or the bottom perforated to allow thewater' to drain od. Besides this other modifications may be made, ifdesired.

In the practice of my invention the arms d rest upon thelugs c ot' therack, while thelugs (ZG are inserted into the elongated slots C. Thissecures connection between the actuating portion and the rack,and inorderto obtain the necessary fulcrum for lifting the rack the handleportion is pivoted on the edge ot the soap-dish between the portions dand cl2. It pressure is now hrou ght to bear upon the crossconnectingpiece d", the actuating portion will be tilted and the arms draised, carrying the'rack with them. Upon this upward movement the lugsd6 will slide in the elongated slots C and the lugs c of the rack willbear against the arms d, so that the rack carrying the cake of soap willbe maintained in a horizontal position, this result being more readilyaccomplished by having the eccentric joint at a point slightly back ofthe center of the rack, as shown, since the Weight of the soap itselfwill then tend to keep the rack horizontal. When the pressure on portiond4 is released, the rack sinks back again into the dish.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. In combinationwitha soap-dish, a removable holder for supporting the soap adapted tobe inserted in said dish, and means for raising the holder whilemaintaining itin a horizontal position, for the purposes as set forth.

2. ln combination with a soap-dish, a soapholder attachment comprising arack for supporting the soap adapted to restin its normal position on-the bottom of the soap-dish, a lifting member pivoted on the side wallof the soap dish and adapted upon a downward pressure to lift said rackand at the same time to maintain it in a horizontal position, for thepurposes as set forth.

3. In combination with a soap-dish, asoapholder attachment comprising arack formed at. one end on either side with an elongated lslot and alateral lug, and a lifting member formed with two arms adapted to restupon the lateral lugs of the rack, and further provided with laterallugs adapted to slide in the elongated slots of the rack, for thepurposes as set forth, substantially as described.

4. In combination with a soap-dish, a soapholder attachment comprisingarack for holding the soap adapted to be inserted in said soap-dish andnormally to rest horizontally upon the bottom of same, a lifting memberpivoted on the wall of said dish and adapted to he tilted by a pressureof the hand, and cooperative means formed between the rack and thelifting member whereby the tilting of the latter causes the elevation ofthe former and at the same time maintains it in its horizontal position,for the purposes as set forth, substantially as described.

Signed at White Plains, in the county of Westchester and State of NewYork, this 30th day of December, A. D. 1899.

CHESTER A. WELLER.

Witnesses:

JOHN G. MCLAUGHLIN, WM. W. FORD.

